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Sasha + Ann. CPE&CAE preparation. (BIG MAGIC (part One // courage…
Sasha + Ann. CPE&CAE preparation.
BIG MAGIC
part One // courage
Useful vocabulary
1) “I allow my fear to live and breathe and
stretch out its legs comfortably.”
2) “In fact, I
cordially
invite fear to come along with me everywhere I go (сердечно)
✏️ the picture depicts a man who is cordially inviting a woman
3) “Apparently your job is to
induce
complete panic whenever I’m about to do anything interesting—and, may I say, you are superb at your job.” (вызывать / побуждать)
✏️ we have to induce generosity and decency in our modern society;
4) “ I would do almost anything to prove that I was emotionally and physically totally
enfeebled
.” (ослабленный)
5) “ but I was also afraid of an extensive list of completely
benign
things” (неопасный; великодушный; благородный)
6)
Questions
What is your opinion about next statements?
1) “Most of all, though, he asked his students to be brave. Without bravery, he instructed, they would never be able to realize the
vaulting scope
of their own capacities”
2) Liz wrote: “ I’m talking about living a life that is driven more strongly by curiosity than by fear.” According to you what does it mean living a life which is driven by curiosity?
3) “ I finally realized that my fear was boring.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain.
4) What is the difference between "being fearless" and "being brave".
5) What do you think you need your fear for?
6) Elizabeth Gilbert wrote " “And you have treasures hidden within you—extraordinary treasures—and so do I, and so does everyone around us."
What do you think we all need to do to find those treasures?
Part Two // Enchantment
Useful vocabulary
She’s so
meek
!
2 “Ms. Patchett stood up
at the lectern
and gave one of the most
robust
and
dazzling
speeches;
“I tried to summarize my ex-novel as
concisely
as possible. ”
“This may
vex
you, but it really ”
“I
spun myself like a dervish around
that idea. ”
“Sometimes I haven’t been so
nonchalant
about losing those ideas to other creators. Sometimes it’s been painful”
“that is, of ideas entering and exiting the human consciousness at whim”
Quotes for discussion
“Ms. Patchett stood up at the lectern and gave one of the most robust and dazzling speeches.
Have you ever experienced listening to robust and dazzling speeches? When did it happen? Who was the speaker?
"that ideas do move from soul to soul, that ideas will always try to seek the swiftest and most efficient conduit to the earth (just as lightning does).”
Do you believe that ideas are moving form soul to soul?
Did you personally have many ideas or plans that you didn't deliver but would love to?
“I believe that inspiration will always try its best to work with you—but if you are not ready or available, it may indeed choose to leave you and to search for a different human collaborator.”
How often does inspiration come to you? What is it usually about? What do you do next after its visit.
“Work with all your heart, because—I promise—if you show up for your work day after day after day after day, you just might get lucky enough some random morning to burst right into bloom.”
“American poet Ruth Stone”
Do you like poetry? Who is your favorite poet?
PART FOUR. PERSISTANCE
Questions
1) “ everybody imitates before they can innovate.” What do you think about this phrase do you agree or disagree?
2) “The essential ingredients for creativity remain exactly the same for everybody: courage, enchantment, permission, persistence, trust—and those elements are universally accessible. Which does not mean that creative living is always easy; it merely means that creative living is always possible.”
What are the essential incridients for creativity?
3) If you have 15 min a day in a
stairwell
alone with your creativity, what would you do?
SPEAKING practice
Part One
Where are you from? ... it is a country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. I was born in Minsk which is the capital of Belarus
for last 3 years I have been giving English classed and before that I used to work as a marketing specialist
about English
I have been studying the language since my early childhood and when I was preparing to the exam I realized that there is actually always room to grow. I also have to admit that English literally impact how I perceive the world.
enjoy the most about English
There are so many things that it's difficult to put all the aspects into the words. For me English it's just a language it's friend of mine that goes with me side by side and I explore the world with it, so mainly I enjoy the most that language helped me tremendously to discover the whole new world.
daily errands to do, grumpy as they are in a sulky mood, ... it has a great impact on your friendship and the world becomes much better place if you have soulmates near you, those people who share same beliefs and values /// if I won a lottery, I would go fot a charity project, maybe even two. unfortunatelly there are way too many stray dogs in Minsk who are suffereing a lot so I would organize some advertising compaign to increare awareness of this of this devastating situation
• What kind of TV programmes do you most enjoy?
Well, first of all I don't watch TV nowadys, usually I find all the information and news on internet. But truth must be told even in spite the fact I'm not a movie buff I can binge-watch the entire season of TV series with one set
• Tell me about a special meal that you recently had
Recently, my husband and I went to a lovely, Turkish restaurant for a breakfast. There was mouthwatering selection of different dishes, we took scramble eggs with tomatoes and fresh vegetables. For the dessert we had pastry and as I describe myself as an hearty eater I wolfed down my dessert very quickly.
• How do you feel about extreme sports?
• What would be your ideal job?
Part Two
Describing pictures
the lady on the left of the page look /their attention is drawn to their laptop / maybe business plan or revenue of their company or a new strategy on how to beat their rivals
she might have been walking all day
It looks as if they are building a new strategy or discuss revenues of their company or new ideas about how to beat their rivals
GUARDIAN article
There’s a new ‘climate denialism’ out there.
Useful language:
1) The Conservative government recently passed a
commitment
to reach net-zero emissions by 2050;
2) the party’s manifesto repeats that
pledge
(обещание);
3) There is a term currently floating around activist circles, “new
denialism
”.
4) it would be too
disruptive
to our current way of life, or to the way we’ve organised our economy.
5) These all acknowledge the problem, but reject the solutions that scientists insist on:
immediate, radical reductions in carbon emissions.
Questions:
1) What does "new denialism mean"?
2) What are some of the most serious environmental problems?
3) What are five things governments can do to help the environment?
4) Which countries cause the most pollution?
5) Are corporations responsible for helping the environment?
😴 Why we sleep?
Useful vocabulary
1)
circadian
/sɜːˈkeɪ.di.ən/ rhythm
2) “
prefrontal cortex
, which sits above the eyes, and can be thought of as the head office of the brain”
3) “Most unfortunately, owls are more chronically
sleep-deprived
”
4) “it feels harder to acclimate to a new time zone when traveling
eastward
than when flying
westward
. ”
5)
Questions